Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Crochet Mania

OK - OK! I will admit that I stayed up WAY too late last night looking at creatures to crochet online. I don't know who I would make them for, I don't know who would want them, I know my husband doesn't want them piled on our bed, Micah's too old and Grace doesn't need one more thing resembling a stuffed animal. But I couldn't seem to help myself! Check out this website that has TONS of patterns to make them. Must have a floppy flamingo? How about a fuzzy penguin? Or a Rainbow Fish? Caterpillar? (I want to make the fish or the caterpillar for the first person I know having a baby. I will put little cat toys with bells in them inside so it rattles...) I need to make the Lil' Squirrel Fridgie for my Grandparents who have a love/hate relationship with squirrels. Want a 'Deer Purse'? You know you do... Or a cute Reindeer Hat for the holidays... Obviously I could go on and on... but I won't If you don't like this stuff, you are already bored!

I do want to show you a couple pics, though. Last night after posting here, I thought that I could whip up a book worm, so I did! Here's a picture of it:Grace asked if she could just use it as a toy - sure, I knew it would go to her anyway... We had fun showing people the bookworm on the way to school today - the 40-somethings all remembered the bookworm! The little 'I love you' item next to the worm is a crochet I did for my mom a long long time ago - 30 years? When she passed away I found it tucked away in her jewelry box next to a box of my baby teeth - what a treasure!And here is one more treasure from my mom. She went through a crocheted fruit potholder phase and when she asked me what I wanted I said I wanted a blue strawberry as above. I was into being very non-conformist (my best friend and I would earring shop to find the most bizarre hook earrings we could and then split them and wear multiple different earrings in each ear, 3 or 4 in each hole and then I'd take them out before I walked in the door at home...). But my mom made this beauty for me! I can't remember what other fruit options there were and don't dare google it or I will go down yet another rabbit hole! (But you can!) Fun memories!

When the apocalypse comes, the knitters will be revered as gods. Their ability to churn out inexpensive, stylish knitwear will be valued beyond measure. Knitting cures radiation sickness, helps keep you warm from that pesky nuclear winter, and a chunky sweater (100% wool, of course) can keep a family of four fed for a month.

I was going to, and probably still will, make vanilla extract for family and friends for Christmas (it's 8 months away - please forget by then!) but now I just want to think about what I can make them out of yarn!